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From the Springfield Republican, May 29, 1913, page 10."Fast time for Frisco system banana train."
"Engineer, W. P. Shelton of the Frisco railroad brought twenty-three carloads of bananas into Springfield yesterday from Thayer in five hours and fourteen minutes. Shelton is considered one of the fastest and safest engineers on the Frisco."